clinician

noun

cli·​ni·​cian kli-ˈni-shən 

1

: a person qualified in the clinical practice of medicine, psychiatry, or psychology as distinguished from one specializing in laboratory or research techniques or in theory

2

: a person who conducts a clinic

Examples of clinician in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The authors emphasize the research relied on text alone, while in real life, clinicians need to attend to many other inputs like images, sounds and nonverbal cues when diagnosing and treating a patient. —Will Stone, NPR, 30 Apr. 2026

Ultimately, by prioritizing patient involvement, encouraging clinician self-awareness, and maintaining openness in relationships, Malloy and EM Psych show a pathway where scale and connection can develop in parallel. —Nia Bowers, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026

Among the positions eliminated are 46 youth care workers, 11 case managers, 6 clinicians, 2 shelter supervisors and several other specialists and care coordinators. —Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026

Treating depressive symptoms without looking at factors such as childhood trauma, the loss of a loved one, or being laid off from a job is an incomplete approach, many mental health researchers and clinicians say. —Aneri Pattani, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for clinician

• addition
• admission
• ambition
• attrition
• audition
• cognition
• coition
• commission
• condition
• contrition
• dentition
• dismission

Medical Definition

clinician

noun

cli·​ni·​cian klin-ˈish-ən 

: an individual qualified in the clinical practice of medicine, psychiatry, or psychology as distinguished from one specializing in laboratory or research techniques or in theory